The Trump administration has asked the Supreme Court to let it deploy the National Guard to the Chicago area amid President Trump’s push to send military troops into Democratic-led cities.
The Justice Department filed an emergency application at the high court Friday asking the justices to pause a judge’s order blocking Trump from sending hundreds of National Guard members into Illinois.
“This Court should stay the district court’s October 9 injunction in its entirety,” Solicitor General D. John Sauer wrote in the administration’s request to the justices. “The injunction improperly impinges on the President’s authority and needlessly endangers federal personnel and property.”
It marks the first time the justices have been asked to wade into Trump’s aggressive use of the National Guard.
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